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TCU takes 10-game Big 12 regular-season winning streak into visit from West Virginia
West Virginia (3-1, 1-0 Big 12) at TCU (3-1, 1-0), Saturday, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN2) Line: TCU by 13 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: West Virginia leads 7-5. WHAT’S AT STAKE? TCU hasn't lost a Big 12 regular-season game...
Editorial Roundup: West Virginia
Charleston Gazette-Mail. September 26, 2023. Editorial: WV mirrors national politics to no one’s benefit In yet another act of mirroring national politics at the state level, members of the West Virginia Legislature, controlled by a Republican supermajority, are...
Biden vetoes two Republican-led bills to undo protections for prairie chicken and northern bat
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has vetoed Republican-sponsored bills to undo federal protections for two endangered species that have seen their populations plummet over the years: the lesser prairie chicken and northern long-eared bat. The two GOP measures would overturn...
Family of West Virginia 13-year-old who was struck, killed by off-duty deputy demands jury trial
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The family of a West Virginia 13-year-old who was struck and killed by an off-duty sheriff's deputy with his marked cruiser last year has filed a civil suit in federal court against the former officer and other county officials. Opal Slone, the mother of...
Nicco Marchiol throws TD pass in 1st start, West Virginia holds off Texas Tech 20-13
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Nicco Marchiol's first career start was full of hiccups, oversights and mistakes. The West Virginia quarterback sure was happy about how it turned out. “Ecstatic to come out victorious,” Marchiol said. The redshirt freshman threw a...
Cracks in Western wall of support for Ukraine emerge as Eastern Europe and US head toward elections
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Once rock-solid, the support that Ukraine has gotten from its biggest backers for its fight against Russia is showing cracks. Political posturing in places like Poland and Slovakia, where a trade dispute with Ukraine has stirred tensions, and Republican...
Appeals court takes up transgender health coverage case likely headed to Supreme Court
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court is considering cases out of North Carolina and West Virginia that could have significant implications on whether individual states are required to cover health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance. The...
Texas Tech travels to West Virginia for Big 12 opener, Mountaineers' QB Garrett Greene questionable
Texas Tech (1-2) at West Virginia (2-1), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+) Line: Texas Tech by 6 1/2, according to FanDuel SportsBook. Series Record: Tied 6-6. WHAT'S AT STAKE West Virginia is on a two-game winning streak and coach Neal Brown...
Editorial Roundup: West Virginia
Charleston Gazette-Mail. September 14, 2023. Editorial: PSC hits WV consumers yet again in rate hike Ignoring mountains of public input against the idea, the West Virginia Public Service Commission has approved yet another rate increase for American Electric Power...
Governor appoints Hollis T. Lewis to West Virginia House
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Charleston native Hollis T. Lewis has been appointed to the West Virginia House of Delegates for the 57th District, which serves Kanawha County, Gov. Jim Justice announced. Lewis succeeds Doug Skaff, who resigned earlier this month after stepping down as...
